The guitar tab for “The Foggy Dew” contains the melody and the chords for the song. It is available for download as a PDF.
The Foggy Dew
The melody set to the “The Foggy Dew” is the same melody that was used for the traditional Irish love song,”The Moorlough Shore.”
“The Foggy Dew” was recorded by The Chieftains on their 1995 album, The Long Black Veil. It featured Sinéad O’Connor singing it. This is the version, MMA fighter, Conor McGregor uses as his entrance music.
Also notable: the Dubliners recorded the song on their 1976 album release, A Parcel of Rogues.
For a version of the melody set to the lyrics of ”The Moorlough Shore,” search for the music video by Celtic Woman performing it live From Johnstown Castle, Wexford, Ireland.
The Video
In the video below, I play the chords first and then the melody twice. The second time I play the melody, I play it an octave higher. The video is the same as the PDF download.
The Guitar Tab
The sheet music for “The Foggy Dew” contains guitar tablature, the chords as chord symbols and chord diagrams, standard notation and the first and last verses of the lyrics.
The complete tablature (2 pages) is available for download as a PDF. Thank you for your purchases.
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As down the glen one Easter morn To a city fair rode I There armed lines of marching men In squadrons passed me by No pipe did hum No battle drum did sound its loud tattoo But the Angelus Bells o'er the Liffey swells Rang out in the foggy dew Right proudly high in Dublin town Hung they out a flag of war 'Twas better to die 'neath that Irish sky Than at Suvla or Sud-El-Bar And from the plains of Royal Meath Strong men came hurrying through While Brittania's Huns with their long range guns Sailed in through the foggy dew Their bravest fell and the requiem bell Rang mournfully and clear For those who died that Eastertide in the Springing of the year While the world did gaze with deep amaze At those fearless men but few Who bore the fight that freedom's light Might shine through the foggy dew And back through the glen, I rode again And my heart with grief was sore For I parted then with valiant men Whom I never shall see n'more But to and fro in my dreams I go And I kneel and pray for you For slavery fled, O glorious dead When you fell in the foggy dew
The Moorlough Shore – Lyrics
Your hills and dales and flowery vales that lie near the Moorlough Shore Your vines that blow by Borden's grove, may I never see you more Where the primrose blows and the violet grows Where the trout and salmon play With my line and hook, delight I took To spend my youthful days Last night I went to see my love, to hear what she might say To see if she'd take pity on me, lest I might go away She said, I loved an Irish lad, and he was my only joy And ever since I saw his face, I have loved that soldier boy Well perhaps your soldier lad is lost sailing over sea of Maine Or perhaps he is gone with some other one, may I never see him again Well, if my Irish lad is lost, he's the one I do adore And seven long years I'll wait for him by the banks of the Moorlough shore And seven long years I'll wait for him by the banks of the Moorlough shore